Folding fountain syringe and holder therefor



July 7, 1942. J. A. MQFFTTT 2,289,032

FOLDING FOUNTAIN SYRINGE AND HOLDER THEREFOR Filed Jan. 2, 1941 2 Sheets-Sheet l July 7,1942. J. MOFFITT FOLDING FOUNTAIN SYRINGE AND HOLDER THEREFOR 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Jan. 2, 1941 Patented July 7, 1942 UNITED STATES PATENT O'FFfI CE *FOLDINGTOUNTAIN SYRINGE "AN D HOLDER THEREFOR John A.: Moflitt, .New Haven, Conn, assignor to The Marvel Company, New. Haven, Conn, a cor- ..poration of Connecticut .Applicaition-January 2, 1941, Serial No. 372,715

.1: Claim.

i the bag may be folded into compact fform and placedwithin a casing or 'cover. In such cases, however, usually provision has not been made for carrying the tube, and also no provision is made for "taking care of the case when the syringe or hot-water bag-is in use.

ln the present case aho't water'bag ofspecial form is provided whichisof very c'ompact shape when folded, and at "the "same time will have a relatively large capacity when extended. A case is provided forthe bag within which it'may be contained when "not in use, the case being foldable so that it may be closed when the bag "is stored therein. Moreover, the case is provided with a'pocket for'containing the tube, 'so that the syringe, tube and all, may be stored within the case, folded into a compact parcel, and the case then'closed.

One object of the present invention is to provide a fountain syringe and container or case :1

therefor of novel form and construction.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a case or container for a fountain syringe such that the case will have provision for holding the tube when the latter is attached to the syringe.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a fountain syringe and case or holder therefor so constructed that the case may be kept with the syringe when the latter is in use, and wherein the case is provided with means for holding the bag in proper relation thereto, and with means for housing the tube attached to the syringe.

To these and other ends the invention consists in the novel features and combinations of parts to be hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is a front elevational view of the syringe case in closed position, with the syringe bag and tube therein;

Fig. 2 is a view of the syringe and case with the latter in open position;

Fig. 3 is a front view of the case and bag when in position for use;

Fig. 4'is a sectional view online '4-4 of Fig.2;

Fig. 5'is a'sectional view on line-5-5 of Fig. 3; and

Fig. 6 is a sectional View on line' 66 of Fig. 2.

To illustrate a preferred embodiment of my'invention, I have shown a case or container) for the syringe, which case may for convenience be described as comprising a back or body portion l l extendingthe entirelength' thereof. Atthe lower portion of the body a piece'ofmateri'al I2 is securedthereto (forming a poo-keto'p'en at its upper end, as the-sheet 2 is -'n0t secured to the body portion atthis end. This' pocket, designated generally by the numeral 13, particularly on Fig-6 of the drawings, will, as hereinafter described, house 'the tube ofthe syringe when the latte'ris properly coiled and not in use.

Above this pocket and spaced slightly therefrom, a pair oi' flaps M and T5 are secured'to the side edges of the 'body portion, these flaps being secured at their outer-ends only, and their free ends overlapping, -as shown in Figs. 2 and 3,

when they are'folded overthebo'dy. They are designed, when the case is in closed position, to

'be folded over thesyringe bag,asshown'in Fig. 2, and may be folded over the'body to lie back of the bag, as shown in Fig. '3,'when the syringeis in use. Above the flaps l4 and 15 the body II is provided with a flap portion l6 designed to be folded over the lower end of the body when the latter is folded upwardly, and secured in place, as shown in Fig. 1. The parts of the case may be secured in this position by means of snap fasteners I! on the inside of the portion I6, which snap over studs l8 on the outer or rear portion of the body adjacent its lower end.

The body of the case is also provided with a loop I9 centrally disposed in a lateral direction and positioned just above the pocket l3, the function of which will later appear. Also the upper flap portion I6 is provided with an opening 2|] by means of which the case may be hung upon a nail, hook or the like.

The syringe comprises in general a bag 2| and a tube 22, these two parts being connected by means of the usual nipple 23 of hard rubber provided with reduced end portions, the tube slipping over one of these end portions and the other slipping in a reduced portion of the bag, as shown more particularly in Fig. 5. These reduced end portions 4 may be provided with enlarged shouldered portions 25 to prevent the parts becoming detached.

The bag 2| is preferably of relatively soft rubber, and is relatively wide with respect to its length. The ends of the bag are foldable, as shown at 26 in Fig. 4, so that when the bag is not in use or not distended the end portions will fold inwardly, as shown, in accordion fashion. As shown more particularly in dotted lines in Fig. 4, when the bag is filled with water it is distended and the folded sides straighten out to form a container of substantially rectangular form at its central portion. In this way the bag may be folded to substantially fiat condition when not in use, and at the same time have a relatively large capacity when extended.

At its upper end the bag is provided with a reinforcing collar 21 which will preferably be of heavier material than the body of the bag, and to this collar is secured a tab 28 having an opening 29 adapted to register with the opening 20 in the part I6 of the case.

When the syringe is in use, the parts arein the position shown in Fig. 3, with the flaps I4 and I5 folded against the body of the case behind the body of the bag.

The opening 29 registers with the opening 20 so that the case and bag may both be suspended from a single hook or the like by having the hook inserted through the registering openings. This, as will be obvious, supports the case and syringe independently, and at the same time insures that the case will always be at hand and available when it is desired to place the syringe therein. The loop I9 fits over the large central portion of the nipple 23 so as to hold the lower end of the bag inposition against the case, allowing it to expand outwardly from the rear wall. If desired, the tube may be coiled up and inserted within the pocket I3, so as to be conveniently stored while the syringe is suspended, as in the position shown in Fig. 3, so that the tube will be concealed and only the bag will be exposed.

When it is desired to fold up the case with the syringe packed therein, with the parts in the position shown in Fig. 3, the tube is first coiled and placed in the pocket I3. The flaps I4 and I5 are brought from behind the bag and folded over the upper, surface thereof, as shown in Fig. 2. The front neck portion of the bag is then folded downwardly over the fiaps I4 and I5, and the lower or pocket portion of the case is then folded upwardly over the neck portion of the bag. The upper flap or tab portion I6 of the body is then folded downwardly so that the snaps I! will engage over the studs I8, thus securing the case in closed position, as shown in Fig. 1.

The case may be formed of any suitable material, such, for example, as a rubberized fabric material, so that the interior thereof or parts coming in contact with the syringe will be waterproof and the outside will have an ornamental appearance. It will be understood that the portion I2 forming the pocket is secured to the body of the case at both side edges and at the bottom,

but left free at the top so as to form the tubeholding pocket.

While I have shown and described a preferred embodiment of my invention, it will be understood that it is not to be limited to all of the details shown, but is capable of modification and variation within the spirit of the invention and within the scope of the appended claim.

What I claim is: v

, A case for enclosing and for use with a fountain syringe of the type in which a rubber syringe bag is provided at the upper end with an upwardly extending perforated suspension tab and provided at the lower end with a downwardly extending coilable syringe tube, said case being in the form of a flat foldable body of substantially greater length than the syringe bag having portions adapted to be folded over for enclosing and storing the bag and its attached tube, the first such portion being at the upper end and having a perforation adapted to register with the perforation in the suspension tab of the bag, and the second such portion being at the lower end of the body and when unfolded being disposed for at least the greater part beyond the syringe, bag when the aforesaid perforations are in registry and being provided on its inner side with a pocket open at the top to receive the coiled-up bag-attached tube, and said case being provided above and adjacent the mouth of the pocket with retaining means surrounding the bag-attached part of the tube closely adjacent the bottom of the bag.

JOHN A. Mom'r'r. 

